Most of our church family and several guests joined in warm Christmas fellowship right after this morning’s service. We are all feeling truly blessed by God, and are seriously into the Christmas spirit now.

35 Hanoverians had a blessed Christmas Adult Fellowship at the Bailey farmhouse in King George. Fred and Judy Bailey graciously invited us to the welcoming rural setting where Cheryl Cater added her lovely decorative touch and Tim and Amber French provided an exquisite meal. We ate and felloshipped by the glow of candlelight.

Several, including Betsy Crookshank, were attired in period dress. Dave Lowe went so far as to bring along his Civil War-era sword to ensure our safety. Even those who were costumed in contemporary fashion, came in style—as you can see below.

Here are some photos of our delightful Christmas dinner

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Tonight we enjoyed our Adult Fellowship at the home of Pat and Kim Emons. There we discovered Sierra Mist Cranberry Splash, and vowed to make it part of our regular Thanksgiving and Christmas celebrations.

Don and Dot are retiring to South Carolina; their church family will miss them dearly. Today, after the morning service we had a delightful dinner in their honor, celebrating the wonderful blessing they have been to all of us at Hanover.

Tonight we continued our tradition of reading a book of the Bible, but this time we chose Jonah, from the Old Testament. Neither a whale of a tale, nor a big fish story, Jonah proves to be an enduring message of God’s grace, patience, and lovingkindness—both to the city-state of Ninevah, and the prophet Jonah.